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Europe - Spring 1941 Map
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I like it Lozmoid. Looks good. What do you think of my comments on Gibraltar and the islands in the pacific being worth more. Keep up the nice work
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I think I will be keeping Gibraltar as it is. It already gets an Air Base and a Naval Base, and it controls the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea (I will post my rules regarding Straights soon). Also, it did not have that much of in industrial production capacity. Strategic importance, yes. The Pacific, however, does not come into this; I am only working on the Europe side of things. More to come soon.
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Here are the rules regarding Straights:
STRAITS
Straits are represented as small channels of water that connect two sea zones. Transit through any strait is denied to all surface ships (including Transports) by the side that controls territory which governs the strait (either Axis or Allies). Only Submarines may pass through a strait unharmed, and without permission. Air units may always pass between the connecting sea zones; they are not restricted in any way.
There are three straits on the map:
Denmark: Is Axis controlled at the beginning of the game. Allied surface ships may not move from sea zone 8 to sea zone 9 (or vice versa) as long as the Axis controls the territory of Denmark.
Gibraltar: Is Allied controlled at the beginning of the game. Axis surface ships may not move from sea zone 26 to sea zone 27 (or vice versa) as long as the Allies control the territory of Gibraltar.
Turkey: Is Neutral controlled at the beginning of the game. Both Axis and Allied surface ships may not move from sea zone 34 to sea zone 36 (or vice versa) under any circumstances, for the duration of the game. Submarines from both sides may still pass through, however.
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Here are the rules for the Axis Minors Power:
AXIS MINORS
The Axis Minors represent the nations that were either allied to or directly supported Germany and Italy during the war. These nations are:
Nation Game Territories
HUNGARY Hungary
SLOVAKIA Slovakia
FINLAND Northern Finland, Southern Finland
ROMANIA East Romania, West Romania
BULGARIA Bulgaria
VICHY FRANCE Vichy, South Morocco, North Morocco, Oran, Maghreb, Tunisia, CorsicaThe Axis Minors (AM) do not have their own economy and cannot control territories. Any territories captured by the AM count towards Germany’s IPC production. If the AM capture an enemy territory, place a German control marker on it and adjust Germany’s income on the IPC chart (if necessary).
The German player may purchase AM combat units and installations, if desired, but may only place them in the original AM territories; normal restrictions apply. German combat units may only be built at German ICs.
AM combat units cannot be upgraded by technology and cannot share technology with Germany or Italy (all AM unit models begin the game with varying levels of technology - either 1 or 2 star - but they will remain that way for the duration of the game).
If the German player builds an Industrial Complex in any eligible original AM territory, that IC will be considered to belong to the AM nation in whose territory it now sits (i.e. if Germany builds a Minor IC in the territory of West Romania, then the IC will belong to Romania - AM). Any units produced at an IC in an AM territory will be AM units (use the dark blue German pieces; not the black ones). These units are placed in exactly the same way as normal.
The AM are restricted to certain combat unit types: They cannot build Battleships or Aircraft Carriers.
Germany controls all AM forces during her turn in exactly the same way as her own German forces. She may move them during the Combat and Non Combat Move phases, just like her own units. Germany may attack an enemy territory or sea zone with a mixture of German and AM units.
AM forces operate in exactly the same way as German units; however, there is one exception: AM Infantry cannot be paired one for one with German Artillery. AM Artillery cannot be paired with German Infantry.
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The Technology Chart: I am working on two types of technology in this game: theoretical and practical. Theoretical tech is more expensive but yields powerful results more quickly; practical tech is strictly for improving your combat units - it takes a long time but acheivements are gained through persistance.
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What are the technologies for that chart? Also, what are the red "X"s for? Do they mean that those units can not improve beyond that point?
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I’d better post the Technology (practical research) rules to explain that:
TECHNOLOGY
Your combat units can be upgraded into better versions by investing in technology over the course of the game. When a unit type reaches the next level of technology, its Attack and Defence values will increase; the Cost does not.
Each Power begins the game with varying levels of technology for each of its combat units, based upon its historical situation. For example, some powers will have more advanced sea units, and some will have more advanced air units etc. Players should use the Unit Technology Cards for their Power, to determine a unit’s Attack and Defence values. Use the Technology Chart below to keep track of your Power’s research advancements:
This chart lists the combat unit type (vertically) and the level of technology for that unit (horizontally). The National Control symbols indicate a given Power’s starting level of technology for each of its combat units. At the game set up, place one of your Power’s National Control Markers over its grey counterpart on the chart. There are four levels of technological development:
***** EARLY
****** BASIC
******* IMPROVED
******** ADVANCEDIt costs 4 IPCs to upgrade a unit by one level. Pay the cost to the bank and then move the Control Marker that corresponds to the unit being upgraded, one space to the right. When the Control Marker reaches a column indicated by a number of stars, it has achieved the next level of technology. Replace that unit’s Unit Technology Card with the next higher version, e.g. if your Tanks were at the Basic (two star) level and they reach the Improved level (three star) replace the old two star card with the new three star one.
Destroyers, Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers cannot be upgraded past the third level of technology (Improved).
The Axis Minor combat units cannot be upgraded by technology and therefore do not have a Control Marker on the Technology Chart (see rules for AXIS MINORS).
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I take it that you can only move 1 column space per round for each unit, right? For example, say Germany was ready to launch a massive attack with tanks. German tanks start at the 1st space of Level 2. Germany couldn’t simply pay 16 IPCs to move their tank technology up four spaces to the next level, could they?
This is really getting exciting. We need to see the different technology cards for each unit (one star, two star, etc.)
The theoretical tech is where you will have stuff like heavy bombers, long range aircraft, improved naval shipyards, etc.? Or have you come up with different ones?
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Thank you knp7765,
I am currently working on the theoretical research side of the technology rules and may need some help with ideas. I will use many of the standard options (Long Range Aircraft, Heavy Bombers etc) but I aim to expand these ideas even more. I will likely create a tech tree with different starting points (Air, Naval, Land, Industrial etc) that sprout outwards and even cross over/link in with each other, with the more advanced techs requiring prerequisite techs. You will still have to use the research tokens which you can accumulate over the turns. More on this soon.
As for the practical side of things, I have made no hard & fast rules stipulating that any given unit type may only be upgraded once per turn. As it stands, players are welcome to invest as much as they want, per turn, into the design of their choice. So if you really wanted those Improved German Tanks on your first turn, then yes, you could indeed spend the 16 IPCs and get them!
Unit Technology Cards coming very soon…
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Now I will post the pictures for the Unit Technology Cards. First up, the Axis Minors. Remember, these units are generic across the various nations that were allied to or indirectly supported the Germans. They cannot be upgraded with practical technology; they get what they start with. Here goes:
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GERMANY cont… Sorry for the number of posts!
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